The famous clock, known as ‘‘Big Ben,” in the House of Parliament tower, London, has been checked 228 times in a recent year. On 100 occasions it was half a second out and about one second out on 21 occasions.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6626, 13 August 1931, Page 4
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